A Utah investigation has uncovered educational apps collecting student data without authorization and subsequently sharing that information with third parties and advertisers. This finding raises significant privacy concerns for schools and parents relying on these popular applications to support student learning while potentially exposing minors to targeted advertising practices.
Read full article at Malwarebytes Labs ↗Boston Scientific experienced a cyberattack this week that disrupted its order processing and shipping operations, though the company has not yet assessed the financial impact. The incident highlights ongoing vulnerability in the medical device supply chain to cyber threats.
A new report from Mysterium VPN documents 88 identity-verification breaches since 2011 that collectively exposed 2.15 billion records, demonstrating the substantial security risks inherent in collecting and storing sensitive identity and biometric data. These incidents reveal a pattern of breaches, exposures, and unauthorized sales of data specifically gathered for identity or age verification purposes. The scale of these breaches underscores growing concerns about the accumulation and protection of personal verification data across organizations.
Nutex Health has disclosed to the SEC the discovery of unauthorized access to its systems resulting in data exfiltration. The breach exposed sensitive information held by the healthcare organization, though specific details about the scope and nature of the compromised data were not disclosed in the available information.
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